ROMAN MARTYROLOGY

515J. Catholic Church (Jesuits) 

The Roman martyrologe set forth by the command of Pope Gregory XIII. and revievved by the authority of Vrban VIII. Translated out of Latin into English, by G.K. of the Society of Iesus. The second edition, in which are added diuers saints, put in to the calender, since the former impression.

Printed at S. Omers : by Thomas Geubels, 1667.   $2,600

Octavo:  Signatures  ±¹⁰ A-Z⁸ 2A⁴. Device of the Society of Jesus on title page. At foot of title: With licence, and at foot of 2A4v: “Jmprimatur J.C. De Longeual.” translated out of Latin into English by G.K. of the Society of Iesvs. , George Keynes1 (1630-1659.)  Bound in contemporary calf with  wear, particularly to spine, with loss to leather, bumped and with areas of the hinge split, endpaper hinges split, pages toned, with penciled notation to free end paper, light foxing, end flyleaf separated at tale gutter edge, and hole to last page. 

This  English version of the Roman Catholic martyrology, or calendar of Saints, The second edition, enlarged, of a recusant work first published in 1627, also in Saint-Omer. The translation of both the original and this second edition is generally attributed to George Keynes, a Jesuit, but almost certainly not the George Keynes (1628-1658), son of Edward Keynes of Compton Pauncefoot, referred to as a possible translator in ONDB.

Backer-Sommervogel,; Vol.IV, Col. 1023, No. 1; Gillow,; IV:30; Clancy, Thomas. English Catholic Books 1641-1700. Chicago, p. 55.; Wing; K392 Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), R1892; ESTCR35414.